Sectarian clashes erupt in Sahnaya near Damascus – Middle East Monitor

Clashes broke out yesterday evening between the General Security Forces and armed Druze in the city of Sahnaya, south of the Syrian capital Damascus.

According to local residents who spoke to the German Press Agency (DPA), the clashes began near the Ashrafiyat Sahnaya bridge on the Damascus–Daraa road. Security forces advanced into central Sahnaya amid heavy gunfire and rocket fire, reaching neighbourhoods mainly inhabited by members of the Druze community.